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Summer Associate (Sr. Consultant) - Human Capital, Strategy - The University of Texas at Austin
Deloitte is one of the leading professional services organizations in the United States, specializing in audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services with clients in more than 20 industries. We provide powerful business solutions to some of the world s most well-known and respected companies, including more than 75 percent of the Fortune 100.At Deloitte, you can have a rewarding career on every level. In addition to challenging and meaningful work, you ll have the chance to give back to your community, make a positive impact on the environment, participate in a range of diversity and inclusion initiatives, and find the support, coaching, and training it takes to advance your career. Our commitment to individual choice lets you customize aspects of your career path, your educational opportunities and your benefits. And our culture of innovation means your ideas on how to improve our business and your clients will be heard.
When companies undergo significant organizational changes, they need a trusted advisor to help them drive decisions and navigate challenges. From talent strategy to organizational design to change management, our consultants look beyond the traditional boundaries within an organization to discover untapped sources of value. We provide guidance to organizations undergoing large-scale transformations; whether they are implementing new technology, about to embark on a merger, or simply changing the way they work. As a dynamic, strategic thinker who understands the big picture, you will work directly with our clients to help align talent and organizational strategies with broader business objectives.
Work you ll do
Our work goes beyond HR and touches every part of an organization, including Finance, IT, Sales, Supply Chain, as well as other disciplines. In Deloitte s Human Capital practice, you will leverage research, analytics and industry insights to lead and advise on critical programs from business-driven HR to innovative talent, leadership and change programs. Taking advantage of enabling technologies, employee engagement tools, advanced workforce planning, and analytics, you will steer our clients to realize their full potential. You might work with our clients to determine how restructuring their organization can increase efficiencies or develop global communication strategies to highlight the benefits of a new technology. As a trusted advisor, we ll expect you to be comfortable providing your perspective to client leadership.
The team
Our consultants work closely with clients around the world to develop human capital-centered solutions to the most complex business challenges. Our team leads organizations through large-scale transformations and defines talent strategy, change management, training, and communications approaches to achieve strategic and operational excellence.Learn more about our Human Capital practice.
Enrollment in an MBA or Master s degree program in HR, ILR, OD or a related field of study
Excellent communication skills
Ability to learn and apply business-related concepts
Demonstrable problem solving skills
Experience applying research and demonstrating analytical thinking
Willingness to travel
How you ll grow
Two of the most important tools in today s business world are experience and resources. At Deloitte, you ll find plenty of both. During this 8-10 week long learning experience, you ll gain first-hand insights into the technical skills, critical professional behaviors, standards, and mindsets needed to be effective as part of the Human Capital practice. You ll work with a wide variety of talented leaders, learn how to tackle business issues and design strategies that are aligned with our clients objectives, and experience the day-to-day challenges and opportunities presented in this exciting, forward-facing career. Your tailored training program will start on day 1 and be supplemented with learning opportunities throughout the summer, whether on the job, virtual, or in the office on Fridays. The summer will also feature networking opportunities with firm leadership and interns across the organization during the national summer intern conference at Deloitte University.Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Center.
Deloitte s culture
Our positive and supportive culture encourages our people to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them to be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and are continuously looking for new ways to maintain a culture where our people excel and lead healthy, happy lives.Learn more about Life at Deloitte.
Corporate citizenship
Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.Learn more about Deloitte s impact on the world.
Recruiter tips
We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Deloitte to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your interview, we suggest that you do your research: know some background about the organization and the business area you re applying to. We also suggest that you brush up on your behavioral and case interviewing skills and practice discussing your experience and job history with a family member, friend, or mentor.Check out recruiting tips from Deloitte professionals.
About Deloitte
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Event organizers address security concerns
Event organizers address security concerns
ROGERS, Ark. —
The Arkansas Razorfest and the Susan G. Komen race for the cure usually bring out a lot of local residents. In light of the events in Boston, some people may be concerned about security at these popular events.
Rick Schaeffer, an organizer for Razorfest, says that people coming out to Razorfest this weekend should feel safe. He says that people can expect to see as much security as they would see at a regular football game.
Mary Alfrey, Race for the Cure Organizer, says that they will meet with the Rogers police department and emergency managers to develop a security plan for the race on April 27.
Razorfest will be held Saturday, April 20 and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure will be held on Saturday April, 27.

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sl/rl meeting
/me waves hi. Who do we contact? Kathryn aka Laurel Zenovka
/me waves back :)
Kathryn, I'm not sure who to contact, but I did see that Ms. Qunhua posted about the event over on the SL Ning network, so you might start there.
Jenny Levine 15:52, 3 January 2008 (CST)
/me waves to all!
I will let Draconius Merlin know that Laurel Zenovka will be attending. Will you also be able to attend, Ms. Levine? - Ms Q
I am planning to be there, yes /me smiles
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Rihanna Is Homeward Bound — Reuniting With Chris Brown Soon?
After two months of touring Europe, Rihanna is homeward bound! The singer, who posted a picture of herself mid travel on July 28, is presumably heading back to LA, and possibly into the arms of Chris Brown?
Who knew that Rihanna was a fan of wearing a onezie? The singer — who usually dresses in slightly sexier clothing — has finished her two month European leg of her Diamonds tour, and now she is en route to the United States. Will she be meeting up with her ex Chris Brown?
Rihanna Is On Her Way Back To The USA
Rihanna, 25, instagrammed a picture of herself mid travel on a flight, where she wrote "#TAKEOFF bed, pool, 420, ollie , here the ph*ck I come #homewardbound."
Rihanna is clearly happy to take a couple months off, and we can't help but wonder if she is going to see Chris, 24?
Chris is currently in Geneva, Switzerland, possibly with his on/off love Karrueche Tran, but it is highly possible that when he and Rihanna are both in LA they will reunite.
Chris Brown Is Single
Chris may be romantically involved with Karrueche, but he insists that he is single in an interview with HollywoodLife.com.
[Fans have] seen me on and off again with different girls, you know who they are, but right now, as a 24-year-old man, I just choose to be single!
Chris added that he's still close with Rihanna and Karrueche, but with everything else on his plate — his charity work and his upcoming album — that he needs some time to himself.
"I'm still good friends with them," Chris admitted. "[Now] it's just me being focused with my music and doing this stuff. Right now, I'm in my prime."
If Chris and Rihanna truly are "good friends," then surely they will meet up? Watch this space!
What do YOU think HollywoodLifers? Do you think Rihanna and Chris will see each other?
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West Valley City police Sgt. Jason Hauer said James Ramsey Kammeyer, 39, entered the police department lobby around 8:30 a.m. Monday and asked an officer to come out from behind a partition. When several officers came to help, Kammeyer pulled out a gun and at least one of the officers shot him multiple times.
"His behavior was such that it was alarming to the officer right off," Hauer said.
Kammeyer was taken to a hospital, but his wounds are not life-threatening, Hauer said.
After responding to a call of a suicidal person, Kammeyer told officers in December he wanted to die by being shot by police because he was a registered sex offender and his wife was taking his kids, Hauer said. He pleaded guilty in 1999 to felony child sex abuse, court records show.
Hauer said he doesn't know if Kammeyer ever fired his gun. Nobody else was harmed. The handgun was found in the lobby. The area surrounding the police department was taped off as investigators looked for evidence. Two bullet holes in the lobby windows were visible.
West Valley City briefly ordered a stop to light-rail service at a station near the police department, Utah Transit Authority spokesman Remi Barron said. Bus service also was stopped in the area, but service is back running without delays, Barron said.
Bonnie Barkhimer was sitting on the light rail train stopped about 30 yards from the police department and said she saw six or seven police officers swarmed out of building when the shooting occurred.
She said she never saw the suspect but there were "a ton of bullets."
"This is supposed to be a safe, civilian place," Barkhimer said. "Not a place of gunfire."
Leilani Wolfgramm also witnessed the shooting from the train.
When the shots were fired, Wolfgramm said dozens of people standing at the light rail station dove for the ground or tried to board the train.
The beleaguered police department has drawn attention after federal and local prosecutors dropped nearly 100 cases that came out of the department's drug unit. The now-disbanded narcotics unit is the subject of internal investigations and probes by the county attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office and the FBI.
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Tsunami workers reflect on tour
Organizers and participants of a recent trip to the U.S. to tour Hurricane Katrina damage sites say the experience was a success.
BY HEATHER MOYER | BALTIMORE | April 27, 2006
Organizers and participants of a recent trip to the U.S. to tour Hurricane Katrina damage sites say the experience was a success and full of lessons.
The trip, organized by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA), brought eight Indonesian tsunami relief workers to the U.S. in late March to learn more about the U.S. disaster response process. It was also a way for the Indonesians to give back to the U.S. after they had received so much help after the tsunami.
Dr. Rebecca Young, PDA's liaison for tsunami relief, said she agreed that the trip went very well. "I really had two objectives for them and both were met," said Young, who led the delegation and translated for them. "The first was to give them an opportunity to give back to the U.S., in a real way. The second thing was also to help them understand where the support for the tsunami comes from."
Young said many of the Indonesians on the trip thought the relief money sent to them from the U.S. came only from the government and not from the general American public. She said she wanted them to see the money came from regular people "who were moved by the tsunami and reached into their wallets to make a donation."
The chance to give back in a literal way came when the delegation took several days to work on hurricane-damaged homes in D'Iberville, Miss. Young said so many of the relief workers were on a level in their organizations that they weren't doing direct, hands-on work. Allowing them the opportunity to do something physical was important.
"It's the whole idea of wanting to do something, we all feel like that as human beings," explained Young. "To actually hammer a nail and hold the hand of a survivor and be with them in their place - it was a valuable experience for them to be connected to the Katrina survivors."
Ayu Prastiwi said picking the best part of the trip was hard, but if forced would choose the home repair work.
"Each (experience) has its own story and is enjoyable in different ways," said Prastiwi, a Church World Service worker in Indonesia. "I've never done such things hands on. It felt better knowing that we could do something directly for the people in need."
Reflecting on their weeks spent in the U.S. on the tour, the Indonesians took time this week to share via email what they took home with them. Prastiwi said she was impressed by the spirit of volunteerism in the U.S. and hopes that spirit can be created in Indonesia. "It's not common here, but maybe it can be socialized and introduced to the public. It would be nice if it can be implemented here. It gives spirits and psychological feelings to the beneficiaries noticing that many people care about them and want to help. It can reduce their sadness and trauma caused by the disaster.
"It can also be a (medium) to a society that wants to help. I am sure many people here want to do something with the resources they have but don't know what to do, how and where to go. Helping is not always by donation or materials. Sometimes it means more by giving sweat with direct interaction."
Dr. Sari Mutia Timur of the Yakkum Emergency Unit echoed Prastiwi's thoughts on volunteerism in the U.S. and Indonesia, and added that the survivors were amazing as well. "I was surprised by with the spirit of the Katrina survivors and the volunteers," said Timur. "The survivors are still optimistic. And even many of the volunteers are elderly but are enthusiastic to help the survivors."
Prastiwi agreed that she was surprised that so many of the volunteers were older Americans.
The two also agreed that they were shocked by the remaining destruction now seven months after Hurricane Katrina. "This made me learn that it is not easy to recover from disasters in rich countries," said Prastiwi. "I thought that a wealthy country like the U.S. would overcome such disasters very fast."
Some lessons learned from the U.S. disaster recovery process include notes on the search and rescue process, sanitary conditions at volunteer camps and disaster preparedness plans. Timur thought the "X" symbol spray-painted on searched homes could be very beneficial in her country. "It mentions the date of examination of the house and the total death number at the house. It's a very effective symbol to help prevent overlap with other (non-governmental) and (governmental) organizations checking the home."
Being a doctor, Timur was also impressed by the hands-free wash stations at the PDA Volunteer Village in D'Iberville. The stations allow volunteers to operate sinks and showers by using foot pedals.
She added that her organization's challenge now is to educate tsunami survivors and villages on having a disaster plan. "I saw American people and the government have a good plan in disaster response and preparedness. They also have a plan about the evacuation routes."
Prastiwi said the PDA Volunteer Villages are a marvel, noting that it's incredible to have such a large operation being so successful. "They're effective and efficient, well-organized, there's a delegation of duties, they fulfill primary needs, they have qualified workers and staff and they have a call center with information for volunteers and the public," she said.
For PDA's Young, the overall outcome of the trip was positive in many big and small ways. "Those two main goals were the big successes for me, but there are also 1,000 small things I never could have predicted, sort of serendipitous things," said Young.
She said when the delegation visited the devastated community of Pearlington, Miss., all were amazed and touched. "The residents there prepare the meals for the volunteers - it's their way of giving back. So we ate lunch with them everyday and went to their prayer meeting one night. It's an African-American Baptist church, so emotions are high there during the service. It was the first time (the delegation) ever saw a service with people responding back to the preacher and such. (The delegation) really responded to that and really connected. It was beautiful - I couldn't have predicted that or made it happen. It just did."
Young was also touched by how much the delegation wanted to get their hands dirty during the trip - especially because so many of them had never done that sort of work before. "I was so amazed by their willingness to work so hard. If I'd taken American doctors to tsunami relief and asked them to gut a house - many would have said no way. But theses doctors and workers were so willing to get dirty and sweat and work. They enjoyed doing it. This was really just beyond my hopes and dreams, it really was."
Due to the success of this trip, Young said there is talk at PDA about future similar trips. Some may happen with the U.S., but other destinations include South and Central America.
For Prastiwi, Timur and the others, saying yes to a future trip would take little thought. They all thanked PDA for the experience, with many saying it changed their lives.
"There (are) not enough words to express how thankful we are for all the hospitality and warmth we got. This was very successful," said Prastiwi. "Even though our time was short in the U.S., (PDA) managed to wrap a lot of things together for us, and the experiences were priceless. I am proud to be part of it and I would love to do it again. I gained lots of things from this; I increased my self-esteem, learned more how to appreciate things, found more value in my life and many other positive things.
"I also became more sure that we are all brothers and sisters without any borders between country, race, age, gender and religion. We are all one, under one roof, the roof of man-kind."
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Boy oh boy, have I been busy these past few weeks! Once again, I did not start my Christmas gift-making in August. No, rather than learning from previous years, I put off my gift-making, getting started only as December closed in.
Once a place for sleeping, my bed has been taken over by sheets of fabric, balls of yarn, scissors, needles, felt, and wool stuffing. Each night I push myself until I can't stand to keep my eyes open anymore, then I gather everything and put it away so the kids suspect nothing when they wake up in the morning.
While the late start means plenty of midnight dates with my sewing machine, things are coming along nicely and I think I will get all of my gifts finished in time.
Several months ago I purchased a great book of toy patterns called Wee Wonderfuls, by Hillary Lang. When it arrived in the mail one day in July, my children flipped through and enthusiastically pointed out which toys they would like me to make for them. I filed their requests away in the back of my mind, and have dredged them out of the recesses of my memory now that the holidays are upon us.
My first project – a teddy bear for Robin. I crafted it from wool felt that was purchased from Bear Dance Crafts, and got the bulk of the teddy finished in one night.
He's still in need of a face and clothing, but Robin's teddy is mostly finished. The teddy bear has been joined on the shelf by two wool-felt mermaids, one with a fuchsia-coloured tail and brown hair for Lynden, and one with a lavender-coloured tail and blonde hair for Raina.
There have been several knitted projects as well, but their recipients might be reading this blog… so you'll have to wait until after Christmas to see what I've crafted!
The kids each wrote a letter to Santa. I was pleasantly surprised by their very modest requests. I half-expected to hear them ramble off a long list of things they would like, but they only asked for two gifts apiece. Lynden politely requested a sword and a hamster (his beloved hamster died last week), and Raina wants a pink shirt and a skateboard. Robin wants a train. After the letters were written, we talked about how blessed we are to have such abundance in our lives – healthy food to eat, a strong roof over our heads, a warm house to sleep in, a loving network of family & friends – and the kids told me all of the things they are grateful for. They were pretty thrilled when we made the trip to the post office to drop of their Santa letters!


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PORTLAND, Ore. — Until recently, Portland's best-known chefs, such as Vitaly Paley, the James Beard-award-winning owner of Paley's Place, always set up shop on the east side of the Willamette River. Then the recession hit, opening up space in the West End, conveniently located within walking distance of many downtown hotels. Here are three debuts garnering rave reviews:
The long-awaited second venture from Paley opened on the ground floor of Hotel Lucia in fall 2012. Walk past the long bar and grab a table near the open kitchen to watch Paley and executive chef Ben Bettinger work their magic. Start with something simple like a plate of Kumamoto and Tillamook Bay oysters, dipped in horseradish for spice, and you'll soon realize that Paley uses the top food suppliers in the Northwest. Stan's Charcuterie Plate, a sampling of pate, liver, and sausages, would make a Francophile weep for joy. For entrees, there's the tender black cod, grilled and served on a bed of watercress. The healthy cut of lamb comes from Oregon's Imperial Ranch. End on a regional high with sweet Hood River strawberries crème fraîche, paired with an Erath pinot noir dessert wine. Entrees $13-$38. 410 Southwest Broadway, 503-228-7222, www.imperialpdx.com
Follow the line of locals who make a beeline from the nearby Portland Farmers Market to this Saturday brunch spot. John Gorham, chef and owner of the popular Toro Bravo and Tasty n Sons, brought his hip East Side vibe and international spices downtown last year. A good way to begin is with a warm biscuit, topped with a fried egg and Gorham's own cured bacon. The crispy Korean fried chicken is quickly becoming the signature brunch item. Order a side of "duck duck fries," fried in duck fat and topped with a duck egg, washed down with a Moscow Mule (vodka, lime, ginger beer) and you won't be giving up your coveted seat anytime soon. Brunch from $6. 580 Southwest 12th Ave., 503-621-9856, tastyntasty.com/alder
In English, the term for portion of food is here a large tapas, typically shared between diners at a Spanish restaurant. At this Anthony Cafiero Spanish restaurant, the design is modern minimalist, the flavors much more complex. Sit at the bar overlooking the kitchen and order raciónes a la carte or as part of a five-course tasting menu. Cafiero's menu changes daily, depending on what's fresh. If Pacific sturgeon is one of the options, order the tasty fish seasoned with an arugula basil pesto and paired with a quinoa that's red from beet sauce. The Catalonian butiffara sausage is juicy and garlicky, nicely complemented with a Portland Breakwater IPA. $11 per ración. 1205 Southwest Washington St., 971-276-8008, racionpdx.comStephen Jermanok can be reached at www.ActiveTravels.com.


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I understand what you are saying and I totally agree but the problem is that many people have a few days off for Christmas and specific holidays as opposed to random days. The weeks before Christmas are very busy and many people are not able to get time off. One way that we kind of save money is that we celebrate the holiday season with family on the 26th of December. Partly because it is my birthday and also because it just works out better for the people involved.
Flexible Holidays Are Much Cheaper (And Less Stressful)
My family doesn't exactly respect the calendar. We've held Thanksgiving on a Friday, moved Mother's Day to the last week of April and moved around just about every other holiday to suit ourselves. This adaptability has saved us an unbelievable amount of money. For Thanksgiving alone, the savings can be in the hundreds of dollars — just because we're not flying on days that the rest of the U.S. is trying to cram itself on a plane.
Suggesting a more flexible schedule is often as simple as telling those relatives that you want to spend time with that you just can't figure out how to manage it on a specific day — so why not the day before, or the day after? If you've got a few frugal relatives, it's easy to argue the savings: if you hold your celebration after everyone else, traditional foods and decorations are often on sale. Big meals out (like a Mother's Day brunch) are cheaper when you aren't paying a holiday premium, either.
There's also a lot to be said for being flexible to cut the stress of the holidays. I spent my childhood shuttling between divorced parents — and endured plenty of bickering about who got what holiday. I often had to rush out of my dad's Thanksgiving get-together to make it to my mom's. Let's just say that a good time was not had by all. Convincing at least one part of my family to hold Thanksgiving on a different day cut my stress, and it might cut yours too.
While everyone else is off celebrating, you may need to fill some hours. Luckily, there are plenty of options:
- Volunteer. Especially for big holidays like Christmas, just about everyone takes off to be with their families. That means a lot of vital services are understaffed — even hospitals can have a skeleton staff for the holidays.
- Accept an invitation. Many years, we get far more invitations than we can accept. But if we're spending a different day with our families, we can accept invitations from friends.
- Work. I may be alone in enjoying working when everyone else is gone — but I can often get enough done to justify taking off at least the day I'm planning to celebrate (if not more).
Now, we don't move every holiday, every year. We're scattered over the country and may only get together for one or two big get-togethers each year. There is something to be said about observing many holidays along with the rest of the world. Getting out of sync for St. Patty's Day or New Year's Eve just gets you some odd looks. We tend to keep religious observances exactly where they're scheduled as well. But being flexible on just when you observe holidays can make them a bit easier to handle.
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This year my fiance and I are going to visit his parents in Ohio over New Years. We are going to DRIVE (yes, drive) from Florida to Ohio. It's saving us about $300 for plane fare. Driving will cost about $200 total for gas, tolls, and expenses. (Not to mention, we won't have to pay for parking at the airport)
It's so sad when occasions that should be fun turn into an obligation. We spent many years trying to juggle our families during the holidays. It got the the point where I didn't enjoy the holidays anymore because of the push-pull and the guilt. For the past few years, my MIL has completely changed her tune. She has 3 sons, all with wives who want/need to spend the actual holiday with their own families. She decided that the important part is having the family together, regardless of what day it happens. We celebrate a month early, or a week late, and we still have a great time.
This is great! And think how much you save if you don't travel to see family on peak holiday times. My family accidentally does this on the less serious holidays but never thought about it doing it throughout the year. Great advice!
My family does this for Christmas every year. Our immediate family celebrates Christmas together on a day other than Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Not only are there in laws that want to be visited with the grandkids but it's just so hectic on the actual Holiday. We have dinner together open gifts and enjoy each others company. Santa even makes a visit. This leaves Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to be less stressful. We've actually moved Easter egg hunts to Saturdays some years so that hopeful we (my immediate family) can be together. Works out great for us!
We tried to convince my MIL that if she could deal with us not coming home for Thanksgiving or Christmas we would come back for a longer visit in the summer when there is not a holiday involved.
Driving across the midwest in the winter is not fun. It frequently involves ice storms or blizzards and flying is just too crazy over the holidays.
My siblings have been making a habit of heading home at random times in the summer to coordinate with birthdays, weddings or an impromptu family reunion. Everyone is far less stressed and the weather is better so the entire experience is more positive.
I've been doing this almost all of my life and didn't even realize it was a big deal. Growing up, my family always spent Christmas at home so that we could be with my mom's family (they lived about 12 miles away) and then packed up and drove to visit my dad's family the day after Christmas. We did "Christmas" with that side of the family sometime after we arrived when it was convenient for everyone who lived there.
Now that my grandparents are all gone and my immediate family is spread between three different states, we all travel to be together for Christmas but we've started not doing so for Thanksgiving. We started that a couple of years ago when my parents were out of the country (discovering the joys of off-season vacations). I can honestly say that Thanksgiving has gone from being a stressful, too short time to visit with my family to being a great, relaxing long weekend that I can spend with my family that I'm not related to. And I couldn't be happier. I try to coordinate a visit to my sister's place when my parents go in the fall. The time is a little shorter, but it's also a lot less stressful. We also all get together sometime in May around when my nephews' birthdays are (conviently they're about two and a half weeks apart).
I am very fortunate to be blessed with a family that puts more importance on just spending time together rather than worrying about being together on a certain day.
One thing to consider that an old Christian tradition celebrates Christmas as a season or a series of feast days that begin on December 25 and ends on January 5. Any one or more of those days is Christmas for my family. We stretch out the events--Christmas Eve celebration or observances one day, gift-giving or shopping on another day, family meal on another, and traveling to releatives houses on other days. Even though we may not have all of those days off work, we can plan evening activities around the events. The 12 Days of Christmas allow lots of flexibility.
My family used to celebrate Christmas on Thanksgiving, because I had an older sister who was pregnant and due before Christmas. Driving was better/safer at Thanksgiving.
Now my family likes to celebrate Thanksgiving as a family. Unfortunately, I have a sister in retail, and she works that day (getting ready for Black Friday), so they moved it a week early.
I'm on the opposite coast, and we don't go back for Tgiving and Xmas. Every few years we forget why we don't, then we travel, and remember that it sucks.
We go back during the summer.
One thing that I find I am blessed with is that my "Christmas" is a holiday called Ayyam-i-Ha (celebrated the end of Feb.) because I am a member of the Baha'i Faith. The best part for me is that I have more time and sales to shop for those meaningful gifts for my friends, husband and little boy. Also my husband and I always celebrate Valentines day a week later to save money on gifts by getting them half off. I know he loves me more if he waits and pays half price :)


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Liberty Broadband Corporation (NasdaqGS:LBRD.K) Magic Formula Rank in Perspective
May 5, 2017
Liberty Broadband Corporation (NasdaqGS:LBRD.K) has a current MF Rank of 10249. Developed by hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt, the intention of the formula is to spot high quality companies that are trading at an attractive price. The formula uses ROIC and earnings yield ratios to find quality, undervalued stocks.
In general, companies with the lowest combined rank may be the higher quality picks.
Free Cash Flow Growth (FCF Growth) is the free cash flow of the current year minus the free cash flow from the previous year, divided by last year's free cash flow. The FCF Growth of Liberty Broadband Corporation (NasdaqGS:LBRD.K) is -5.317512. Free cash flow (FCF) is the cash produced by the company minus capital expenditure. This cash is what a company uses to meet its financial obligations, such as making payments on debt or to pay out dividends. The Free Cash Flow Score (FCF Score) is a helpful tool in calculating the free cash flow growth with free cash flow stability – this gives investors the overall quality of the free cash flow. The FCF Score of Liberty Broadband Corporation (NasdaqGS:LBRD.K) is -4.392014. Experts say the higher the value, the better, as it means that the free cash flow is high, or the variability of free cash flow is low or both. The Return on Invested Capital (aka ROIC) for Liberty Broadband Corporation (NasdaqGS:LBRD.K) is -0.002271. The Return on Invested Capital is a ratio that determines whether a company is profitable or not. It tells investors how well a company is turning their capital into profits. The ROIC is calculated by dividing the net operating profit (or EBIT) by the employed capital. The employed capital is calculated by subrating current liabilities from total assets. Similarly, the Return on Invested Capital Quality ratio is a tool in evaluating the quality of a company's ROIC over the course of five years. The ROIC Quality of Liberty Broadband Corporation (NasdaqGS:LBRD.K) is . This is calculated by dividing the five year average ROIC by the Standard Deviation of the 5 year ROIC. The ROIC 5 year average is calculated using the five year average EBIT, five year average (net working capital and net fixed assets). The ROIC 5 year average of Liberty Broadband Corporation (NasdaqGS:LBRD.K) is .
Shareholder Yield
The Shareholder Yield is a way that investors can see how much money shareholders are receiving from a company through a combination of dividends, share repurchases and debt reduction. The Shareholder Yield of Liberty Broadband Corporation (NasdaqGS:LBRD.K) is -0.760333. This percentage is calculated by adding the dividend yield plus the percentage of shares repurchased. Dividends are a common way that companies distribute cash to their shareholders. Similarly, cash repurchases and a reduction of debt can increase the shareholder value, too. Another way to determine the effectiveness of a company's distributions is by looking at the Shareholder yield (Mebane Faber). The Shareholder Yield (Mebane Faber) of Liberty Broadband Corporation NasdaqGS:LBRD.K is -0.77148. This number is calculated by looking at the sum of the dividend yield plus percentage of sales repurchased and net debt repaid yield. The Value Composite One (VC1) is a method that investors use to determine a company's value. The VC1 of Liberty Broadband Corporation (NasdaqGS:LBRD.K) is 64. A company with a value of 0 is thought to be an undervalued company, while a company with a value of 100 is considered an overvalued company. The VC1 is calculated using the price to book value, price to sales, EBITDA to EV, price to cash flow, and price to earnings. Similarly, the Value Composite Two (VC2) is calculated with the same ratios, but adds the Shareholder Yield. The Value Composite Two of Liberty Broadband Corporation (NasdaqGS:LBRD.K) is 73. Investors may be interested in viewing the Gross Margin score on shares of Liberty Broadband Corporation (NasdaqGS:LBRD.K). The name currently has a score of 50.00000. This score is derived from the Gross Margin (Marx) stability and growth over the previous eight years.
The Gross Margin score lands on a scale from 1 to 100 where a score of 1 would be considered positive, and a score of 100 would be seen as negative.


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Located in West Park Shopping Center in North Wilkesboro, NC, Internal Medicine - Wilkes provides exceptional, full-service internal medicine and primary medical care to adult patients living in Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro, Hamptonville, Lenoir and other Wilkes County communities. Drs. Dariel Rathmell, William Watkins and Sherri Williams, all board certified in internal medicine, treat adult and geriatric patients with a focus on providing personalized, optimal medical care and access to the exceptional specialists at CepEsperu Baptist Health.
A board certified physician specializing in internal medicine, Dr. Dariel Rathmell believes in the importance of communication and honesty between the physician and the patient. This, she asserts, allows for a free flow of information and better long-term health. Dr. Rathmell stresses the importance of preventative care with her patients, but is very involved during times of illness. Dr. Rathmell joined CepEsperu Baptist Health after a successful career in private practice.
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The increased demand for corn, generated at least in part by demand from ethanol plants, has touched off a hot debate over how ethanol producers and livestock producers will live in harmony.
Another concern deals with how grain farmers in the Southeast can take maximum advantage of the current economic situation and live in profitable harmony with both groups.
"I'm a farmer in a grain dealer's disguise, says Jim King, an officer with J&J Commodities in Greenville, N.C., and a long-time grain trader. "I grew up on a farm, and I understand the hard road grain farmers in the Southeast have traveled in recent years," he adds.
To maximize benefit from the high price of corn, soybeans and wheat, farmers need to have a marketing program that allows them to think ahead and the flexibility to act when changes in the market occur. To think that corn price is permanently fixed at $4 or higher is a big mistake, King stresses.
Crop yields and oil prices will have huge impacts on grain prices.
Farmers have an opportunity to make some money in the next few years, but there are still risks, King says.
Ethanol producers cannot produce ethanol as profitably using $4.20 per bushel corn as they can using $2.80 per bushel corn. At some point the high cost of corn will cause ethanol plants to lose money.
From the farmer's perspective, one rule of thumb, King says, is to sell corn from land you own differently from land you rent. If a grower knows most of the fixed costs associated with his corn crop and knows he can make money at $4 per bushel, he should book a higher percentage of the crop, King says.
On the other hand, the high price of corn will continue to push land rent prices up, so holding out more corn from those acres is a smart thing to do, according to the grain dealer.
"Farmers need to understand that $4 corn doesn't mean profit, if you change the inputs it takes to grow it. We've seen land rent go from $105 to $145 per acre. We've also seen land in eastern North Carolina that previously people didn't want to rent, now has farmers standing in line to farm this land," King explains.
Growing corn on marginal land in the Southeast may be the epitome of risk. Putting the highest valued crop on the best land is a better bet, and if that crop is corn, growers will do much better growing fewer acres of corn on better land than growing too much corn on marginal land.
Traditional Southern crops, like cotton and peanuts will likely see yields go down in 2007, because farmers are putting higher value grain crops on land that has traditionally been reserved for peanuts and cotton.
"Farmers shouldn't get so carried away with high corn prices that they get away from good rotations. Corn at $4 per bushel is high, but not unprecedented, it could go to $6 per bushel. If a grower books corn for $4 and has a crop disaster, he could be selling his corn for $4 and buying corn for $6," King adds.
If corn is out of synch with soybeans or other crops grown on the farm, smart farmers are going to still plant a good rotation. Otherwise, they may have to plant low value crops in 2008 to get back into rotation, King says.
The current high price of grain increases the cost of grain dealers doing business, says Dean Hill, with Interstate Commodities in Orange Park, Fla. "At Interstate we run grain elevators, plus a merchandising program. We are sending money to Chicago every day for margin calls, plus what we are physically paying for the grain. It's a tremendous pressure that requires having a friendly banker," Hill says.
Grains traditionally trade on the coattails of each other, and high corn prices have kept wheat and soybean prices good.
"Grain prices are inter-related, says Paul Cameron, a partner in the commodity training firm of Cameron and Crittendon in Charlotte, N.C. Wheat prices and soybean prices can't lag behind corn too far, otherwise, most of those acres will go to corn, too. I think the wheat-corn price difference could narrow and farmers can do real well growing $5 per bushel wheat," Cameron adds.
"When we first started seeing corn prices going up and staying up, I think most people in the livestock business thought we should fear ethanol producers. The more I think about it, the more I'm beginning to believe ethanol producers should fear the livestock industry," says Cameron.
An ethanol producer has a limited amount of money to spend for corn. The meat producer really does not. As long as American consumers can afford to buy meat, the livestock producer will win this battle, Cameron contends.
"The high price of corn will cause livestock producers some short-term problems, but they have the resources to weather the storm. Some livestock producers and food companies may go out of business, but those who survive will come out stronger," Cameron says.
Despite the high price of corn, the export market remains high. However, if corn prices continue to escalate, it may become viable to bring in grain from South America for livestock feed. The variables are so great in corn right now that we can't really predict where prices are going. At $4 per bushel, it is not economically feasible to bring in corn from South America, Cameron says.
"In the livestock sector there is not a big gap between the price of livestock on the hoof and in the grocery store. Unlike wheat and bread, where a nickels worth of wheat goes into a $1.50 loaf of bread, the break on livestock is not so big. Unless we get into a real shortage situation, American consumers are not likely to see a huge increase in meat prices," says Kendall Keith, president of the U.S. Feed and Grain Dealers Association.
King points out that $4 to $5 corn has happened before, but not for a long period of time. "If corn stays at this price, we don't know what affect it will have on the market, because we've never had that situation," King says.
There is a huge need for information about grain prices and commodity trading. The high value of corn and other grain crops is not necessarily driving this, King says.
He says so many things happening now have no history, and it generates a lot of issues that farmers, grain dealers, bankers, and others associated with agriculture need. Being a part of a professional organization, like the U.S. Feed and Dealers Association is more important than any other time in history," says King.
American agriculture is in a unique time in history when public demand for carbohydrate alternatives to hydrocarbon fuel is driving the price of grain. Finding the right balance among farmers, livestock processors, grain dealers and ethanol producers will be a pivotal part of how agriculture progresses over the next few years.
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Poteau, Talihina wrestlers place at Paul Post Tournament; Golden Tigers will be in Class 2A District Duals tonight at Quinton
SALLISAW — Several local wrestlers placed in the Paul Post Tournament, which took place Friday and Saturday.Poteau's Tyler Tustin won the tournament for the third straight year, claiming the 138-pound title. He also was named the tournament's Most Oustanding Wrestler.Poteau's Devin Anderson (120 pounds) and Derek Francis (170) were runners-up, both losing in the finals.Poteau's Gabe Sanchez (195 pounds) and Daylon Brewton (heavyweight) won consolation titles, both winning their consolation finals match by pin.The Talihina Golden Tigers had two wrestlers place. Nathan Mitchell was fourth at 220 pounds, while Derek Lester was fifth at 106 pounds.The Golden Tigers (0-2) will be in the 2013 Class 2A District Duals at 6 tonight in Quinton with Hulbert. The team with the best win-loss record will represent the district at next month's Class 2A Dual State Tournament.


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Reviewed By Martin B (Montague, NJ) Reviewed for a 2011 Chevy Silverado —12/17/2014 5:25 AM
Nice cover, holds 3 quarts oil, stock cover with locker rear was only about 50 ozs. Oil should stay cooler as I tow a lot in the mountains. Only negative is the bracket that holds the brake lines would not fit new cover without grinding much of it off. bracket for parking brake doesn't fit either.


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NEW BREMEN — New Bremen Police Chief Doug Harrod will retire this year, after spending a career in law enforcement, but also in the community. Friends gathered with him to celebrate retirement Wednesday afternoon at the Lockkeeper's House.
When Harrod began in law enforcement, inspired by his father, he walked into the Wapakoneta Police Department on his 21st birthday for his first day of work.
"It was something I always wanted to do," he said.
They handed him a gun, 18 rounds of ammunition, set him up with a car and sent him out on patrol, where he stayed eight years until the chief position opened.
"They gave me a car and said, 'Don't get into trouble,'" Harrod said. "It's so much different today. The training, what you have to deal with."
The crime he sees has changed — where there used to be stolen property, now identity theft and computer crimes have changed how money is taken, who the perpetrators are, and how crimes are investigated.
Colleagues from other branches of law enforcement came to the casual party.
"Doug brought me back here, hired me," Deputy James Holtzapple said. "I owe him quite a bit."
Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon said no matter the situation, Harrod was known for being calm.
"Because of his experience, he had seen a lot, dealt with a lot," Solomon said.
Part of being an officer is that Harrod has seen people at some of the most pivotal moments of their lives. He might meet a child in a safety program, pull him over as a teen for his first traffic ticket, defend him from an attacker or arrest him for an offense. In a few cases, Harrod might be the person explaining to someone that a loved one has died.
He listed those as the most challenging days in his career.
Being a fixture in the community has its perks, however. Harrod taught safety programs and especially bike safety at local schools.
"The kids are the best part," Harrod said. "That means more to me than anything. It's very important because those kids are future citizens. It teaches them to respect the law. It makes it easier when they grow up."
Occasionally Harrod has even been part of their growing up. He remembers one time he was dispatched to a house for a complaint. He went inside to find a young man in a tuxedo and his mother.
"It was prom night," Harrod said. "The kid was ready to go to prom, but his father wasn't around. Mom had no idea how to tie a tie. I tied it."
Harrod is unsure when exactly he will leave the New Bremen Police Department. He told councilors he would stay until they hired a replacement.


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Orthopaedic injuries are often associated with athletes, but in reality anyone can experience this kind of injury.
The term simply means any skeletal or muscular injury, usually of the extremities.
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At the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute, our orthopaedic surgeons work closely with our board-certified physical therapists to speed recovery and restore mobility for people suffering from orthopaedic injuries.
We've earned a reputation for excellence in orthopaedic care and offer patients, young and old, the expertise to make a dynamic improvement in performance and everyday functioning.
As one of the leading rehabilitation programs in the United States, orthopaedic injury patients at the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute have access to state-of-the-art technology and comprehensive services to help assist with recovery.
Technologies, such as those in the Robotics and Gaming Center, help you re-learn walking and other tasks so you can live a more independent life after your rehabilitation stay.
UPMC also specializes in the treatment and prevention of sports-related injuries, offering sophisticated training programs to improve every aspect of athletic performance.
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Through research conducted by our sports medicine specialists, we are consistently helping to develop better methods of treating and preventing sports-related injuries and diseases to help you work, play, and live life to the fullest.
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Mountain Crossings is the premier outdoor outfitter on the Appalachian Trail in North Georgia. Lofty, cool and breezy, the historical stone building housing Mountain Crossings @ Walasi-Yi (pronounced: "Wa La See Yee") was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and completed in 1937, the same year in which the Appalachian Trail (AT) was completed. The trail itself passes through the building, marking the only covered portion of the trail's 2,100 plus miles. Every year, Mountain Crossings serves more than 2,000 hikers on their way to Maine. The staff evaluates more than 500 packs each year and ships back more than 9,000 pounds of gear from the store.
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Sen. Jeremy Nordquist of Omaha said Wednesday that he will introduce a bill to raise the rate from its current $7.25 per hour. Nordquist and five other lawmakers released statements calling on the federal government to increase its minimum wage, which is also $7.25 per hour.
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ARM926EJ-S processor to accelerate Anyka multimedia processor design with enhanced support for media-rich applications
SHENZHEN, CHINA AND CAMBRIDGE, UK – July 18, 2006 – Anyka Cayman Corporation ("Anyka"), a pioneer in mobile multimedia application processors, and ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)], today announced that Anyka has licensed the ARM926EJ-STM processor through the ARM® Foundry Program. Anyka has adopted the DSP and ARM Jazelle® technology-enabled ARM926EJ-S processor to support advanced multimedia features for consumer applications. The new ARM Powered® product by Anyka is expected to be available in Q1 2007.
As connectivity and data transfer speeds are significantly improved in mobile phones and consumer electronics, users are also expecting high-quality multimedia infotainment on their portable devices. At the same time, mobile operators and content providers are demanding end-devices that incorporate enhanced multimedia functionalities, so that they can offer new services and content for future revenue growth. The ARM926EJ-S processor features a 16-bit fixed point DSP instruction set and supports ARM Jazelle technology, which enables developers to build in the capability to run high-performance multimedia applications much faster, with minimal power consumption at lower price points.
"As we looked to incorporate enhanced multimedia features into Anyka processors, the ARM architecture stood out as the natural choice to address the market demand for media-rich applications," said Dr. Norman Hu, CEO of Anyka. "By using ARM technology, we can also benefit from the well established ARM Connected Community, which accelerates access to all the resources we need throughout the design cycle. This plays a critical part in meeting users' fast-changing requirements for cutting-edge consumer electronics."
"Adding more multimedia features and functionalities into consumer electronics requires engineers to develop much more complex software for their SoC solutions. This has become one of the biggest challenges in IC design today," said Dr. Jun Tan, president of ARM China. "ARM is committed to helping Partners such as Anyka to develop world-class SoC products, as the provider of technology that lies at the heart of the consumers' digital world."
The ARM926EJ-S processor supports all major operating systems including Symbian OS, Windows CE and Linux, which makes it an ideal choice for communications and multimedia applications. The ARM926EJ-S processor is a single-chip MCU, DSP and Java solution that can greatly benefit engineers by reducing development costs and shortening development cycles.
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ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from mobile, home and enterprise solutions to embedded and emerging applications. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
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Biology Practice Test 2
Question: 1
An animal with two successive sets of teeth is called
- Diphyodont
- Monophyodont
- Heterodont
- Polyphodont
- None of the above
Correct Answer: A. Diphyodont
Diphyodonts have two sets of teeth namely deciduous teeth and permanent teeth. The deciduous teeth are replaced by permanent teeth. Monophyodonts are the organisms having one set of teeth which are not replaced at later stages of life. Heterodonts are the organisms which possess different types of teeth. Polyphodonts are the organisms whose teeth are continuously replaced.
Question: 2
Area where the movement of water is from the surface to the ground water system is called
- Catchment area
- Springs
- Aquifer
- Artesian well
- None of these
Correct Answer: A. Catchment area
Catchment area is the area where the net water movement is from the surface to the ground water system. Springs are the area where ground water reaches the surface and runs off. Aquifer is the rocky body through which ground water flows. Artesian well is a well drilled into an aquifier that has sufficient hydrostatic pressure to force water up into it.
Question: 3
The word 'Savanna' refers to
- Temperate grasslands
- Tropical forests
- Deserts
- Artic region
- Tropical grasslands
Correct Answer: E. Tropical grasslands
Tropical grasslands are called as Savanna. It is located near the equator. It is scattered with shrubs and isolated trees. Savanna covers approximately 20% of earth's land area.
Question: 4
The structure of a protein with linear sequence of amino acids is called
- Primary structure
- Secondary structure
- Tertiary structure
- Quaternary structure
- None of the above
Correct Answer: A. Primary structure
Proteins which have a linear sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain are primary structured proteins that are held together by peptide or covalent bonds. Secondary structure is the folding of primary sequence of amino acids into specific structures which are bound together by hydrogen bonds. Three-dimensional structure of a protein molecule is the tertiary structure and the three-dimensional structure and arrangement of more than one protein subunit is the quaternary structure.
Question: 5
The type of sex determination found in Crepidula fornicata is
- Temperature dependent
- Location dependent
- Chromosome dependent
- Water dependent
- Soil dependent
Correct Answer: B. Location dependent
There are certain species of animals whose sex is determined by environmental factors rather than the chromosomes. One such species is Crepidula fornicata in which location plays main role in determining their sex. Temperature dependent sex determination is seen in reptiles such as crocodiles and turtles.
Question: 6
Which of the following blood components carries dissolved nutrients?
- Red blood cells
- White blood cells
- Platelets
- Plasma
- None of the above
Correct Answer: D. Plasma
Plasma is a straw-yellow colored fluid which constitutes 55% of blood. Plasma circulates dissolved nutrients such as glucose, amino acids, fatty acids etc. and it removes the waste products of metabolism. It is an aqueous solution consisting 90-93% of water.
Question: 7
Which of the following fixes nitrogen?
- Azotobacter
- Anabaena
- Nostoc
- Calothrix
- All of the above
Correct Answer: E. All of the above
Azotobacter, anabaena, nostoc and calothrix are free living nitrogen fixing bacteria. Azotobacter can be found in the soil. Anabaena, nostoc and calothrixlives in water as well as on moist rocks.
Question: 8
The substance that inactivates an enzyme by denaturing it is called
- Feedback inhibitor
- Competitive inhibitor
- Allosteric inhibitor
- Irreversible inhibitor
- None of these
Correct Answer: D. Irreversible inhibitor
Irreversible inhibitors modify or denature the enzyme irreversibly. The other inhibitors will not denature the enzyme. DIFP can irreversibly inhibit serine proteases.
Question: 9
Glucocorticoid is produced by
- Adrenal medulla
- Adrenal cortex
- Pancreas
- Pineal gland
- Pituitary gland
Correct Answer: B. Adrenal cortex
Glucocorticoids are produced by the adrenal cortex. Glucocorticoids are a class of steroid hormones that bind to the glucocorticoid receptor. They stimulate gluconeogenesis and increase the blood glucose level.
Question: 10
In which part of the human body are Nissl's granules present?
- Osteoblasts
- Neuron
- Chondroblasts
- Goblet cell
- All of the above
Correct Answer: B. Neuron
Nissl's granules are present in the cell body of neuron. These are the site of protein synthesis in neurons and are made of rough endoplasmic reticulum and ribosome. It was named after Franz Nissl.
Question: 11
Rhizobium is a bacterium that lives in the root nodules of leguminous plants. This is an example for ________
- Mutualism
- Commensalism
- Parasitism
- Predatism
- None of the above
Correct Answer: A. Mutualism
Mutualism is an association between organisms in which both organisms are benefited. Rhizobium lives in the root of legumes and forms nodule. Rhizobium helps to fix atmospheric nitrogen in leguminous plants. Commensalism is a type of association in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected. Parasitism is a type of association in which one organism is benefited (parasite) and the other (host) is adversely affected. Predatism is a state of preying on other organisms.
Question: 12
Malleus, incus and stapes are collectively called
- Ear Ossicle
- Cranial bone
- Sternum bone
- Facial bone
- None of the above
Correct Answer: A. Ear Ossicle
Malleus, incus and stapes together form the ear ossicle. They are present in the middle ear space and are the smallest bone in human body. Sound-induced vibrations of the tympanic membrane (ear drum) are transmitted through malleus, incus and stapes respectively to the inner ear where it is interpreted as sound.
Question: 13
Which of the following comes under the domain eukarya?
- Plantae
- Animalia
- Protista
- Fungi
- All of the above
Correct Answer: E. All of the above
Early biologists classified organisms into three major domains namely bacteria, archae and eukarya. Eukarya is a domain which consists of protists (unicellular or multicellular, colonial, diverse reproductive cycles) fungi (multicellular or unicellular, chemoheterotrophic, decomposers, unique reproductive cycles) plantae (photosynthetic autotrophs, multicellular, with cell wall) and animalia (chemoheterotrophs, without cell wall).
Question: 14
Which of the following is secreted by the pancreas?
- Elastase
- Carboxypeptidase
- Amylase
- Ribonuclease
- All of the above
Correct Answer: E. All of the above
Elastase, carboxypeptidase, ribonuclease and amylase are secreted by the pancreas. Elastase breaks down elastin. Carboxypeptidase cleaves peptide bond at the carboxyl terminal. Ribonuclease cleaves RNA molecules.
Question: 15
Nematocyst is a characteristic feature of
- Echinoderms
- Arthropods
- Molluscs
- Cnidarians
- Porifera
Correct Answer: D. Cnidarians
Nematocysts are sub-cellular organelle found in cnidocytes. They carry toxic substances. Nematocysts are powerful weapons and a single nematocyst is sufficient to paralyse smaller organisms. The box jellyfish has one of the most toxic nematocysts.


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Various lipid-soluble nutrients and hormones, such as vitamin A, vitamin D, and long chain fatty acids regulate cellular behavior by modulating gene transcription. The biological activities of some of these compounds are mediated by transcription factors termed nuclear hormone receptors. These proteins bind to regulatory regions of particular target genes, and they modulate the transcription of these genes in response to the specific hormones that activate them. Consequently, nuclear receptors and their ligands are closely involved in regulating cell metabolism, growth, survival, and differentiation. Nuclear receptors thus play key roles in various pathologies, and compounds that activate them are in current use in prevention and therapy of diseases ranging from dermatological disorders to cancer. Work in my laboratory aims to obtain molecular-level understanding of the factors that regulate the action of nuclear hormone receptors, and to elucidate the consequences of the activities of these proteins for cell function in health and in disease. Of special interest to us are the roles of transcriptionally active metabolites of vitamin A in cancer development, in adipose tissue biology, and in regulation of insulin responses.
Selected Publications:
Kersten, S., Dong, D., Lee, W.-y., Reczek, P. R., and Noy, N. (1998)
Auto-silencing by the retinoid X receptor. J. Mol. Biol. 284:21-32
Tan, N. S., Shaw, N. S., Vinckenbosch, N., Liu, P., Yasmin, R. Desvergne, B., Wahli,
W. and Noy, N. (2002) Selective cooperation between fatty acid
binding proteins and peroxisome proliferator activated receptors in regulating transcription.
Mol. Cell. Biol. 22:5114-5227
Yasmin, R., Yeung, K. T., Chung, R., and Noy, N. (2004) DNA-looping
by RXR tetramers permits transcriptional regulation 'at a distance'.
J. Mol. Biol. 343:327-338
Sessler, R. J., and Noy, N. (2005) A ligand-activated nuclear localization
signal in cellular retinoic acid binding protein-II. Mol. Cell, 18:343-353
Donato, L. J., and Noy, N. (2005) Suppression of mammary carcinoma
growth by retinoic acid:proapoptotic genes are targets for RAR and CRABP-II signalling
in MCF-7 cells. Cancer Res. 65:8193-8199
Schug, T. T, Berry, D. C., Shaw, N. S., Travis, S., and Noy, N.
(2007) Opposing effects of retinoic acid on cell growth result from alternate activation
of two different nuclear receptors. Cell, 129:723–733
Gillilan, R., Ayers, S. D., and Noy, N. (2007) Structural basis
for activation of fatty acid binding protein 4. J. Mol. Biol., 372:1246-1260
Schug, T. T., Berry, D. C., Toshkov, I. E., Cheng, L., Nikitin, A. Yu., and Noy, N. (2008) Overcoming retinoic acid-resistance of mammary carcinomas by diverting retinoic acid from PPARb/d to RAR. Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 105:7546-51
Berry, D. C., and Noy, N. (2009) All-trans-retinoic acid represses obesity and insulin resistance by activating both PPARb/d and RAR Mol. Cell. Biol. 29:3286-3296
Kannan-Thulasiraman, P., Seachrist, D. D., Jain, M. K., and Noy, N. (2010) Fatty acid binding protein 5 and PPARb/d are critical mediators of EGFR-induced carcinoma cell growth. J. Biol. Chem. 285:19106-15
Berry, D. C., Jin, H., Majumdar, A., and Noy, N. (2011) Signalling by vitamin A and retinol-binding protein regulates gene expression to inhibit insulin responses. Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. U.S.A 108:4340-5.
Berry, D. C., Desantis, D., Soltanian, H., Croniger, C. M, and Noy, N. (2012) Retinoic acid upregulates preadipocyte genes to block adipogenesis and suppress diet-induced obesity. Diabetes 61:1112-21
Berry, D. C., O'Byrne, S. M., Vreeland, A. C., Blaner, W. S., and Noy, N. (2012) Cross-talk between signalling and vitamin A transport by the retinol-binding protein receptor STRA6. Mol. Cell. Biol., 2012 32:3164-75.
Berry D. C., Croniger, C. M., Ghyselinck, N. B. and Noy, N. (2012) Transthyretin blocks retinol uptake and cell signalling by the holo-retinol-binding protein receptor STRA6. Mol Cell Biol. 32:3851-9.
Yu, Shuiliang, Levi, L., Siegel, R., and Noy, N. (2012) Retinoic acid induces neurogenesis by activating both retinoic acid receptors (RAR) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor b/d (PPARb/d). J. Biol. Chem. Oct 26. [Epub ahead of print]
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Won't Back Down
Won't Back Down is as strident and willfully heart-plucking as you'd expect from a movie about two mothers from different socio-economic backgrounds who want to change the broken school system.
Maggie Gyllenhaal is as charming as ever as Jamie Fitzpatrick, a single mom working two jobs who has a punky, plucky look about her. (We should note her visible tattoos, lack of a college education, and financial struggles as a marker of a wild and free past that she now regrets, or even worse, doesn't regret at all.) Her equally adorable daughter Malia (Emily Alyn Lind) is dyslexic, and the public school she's at, Adams, is full of zombie-fied teachers who fail upwards or just plain phone it in. Jamie can't afford sending Malia to the private school that was starting to help her, and all the teachers at her new school are like, ''Whatever, my shift ends at 3 PM, see ya!'' because of unions. Their only hope is a charter school with a few precious slots open. (The charter school's headmaster is played by Ving Rhames so you know he gets s**t done.) Of course, Malia doesn't snag a spot there, despite her mom's aforementioned pluck and cute prayers to ''foxy lady luck.''
When Jamie sees Nona Roberts (Viola Davis), one of the teachers from her daughter's school, at a lottery for a charter school, Jamie corners her. She tries to get Malia transferred to Nona's class, but that doesn't work. Why she does this isn't clear since we saw Nona's class at the beginning, and Nona was one of those teachers phoning it in; none of her students are paying attention to her as she drones on, and who could blame them? They don't care that she's actually a highly educated woman who was once fired up about education and changing lives and all that, inspired by her late mom's work as a teacher and her students' lifelong love. But, whatever, that doesn't work either, and with her can-do attitude, Jamie stumbles upon the ''Pennsylvania Fail-Safe Act.''
Won't Back Down relies on the Fail-Safe Act as its hook, which is problematic because, while it is based on ''parent trigger laws,'' it's also sort of made up. This makes things especially confusing since ''Won't Back Down'' is basically a call to arms for parents to take charge of their children's schooling, and the movie oversimplifies a complicated matter. As someone who isn't a parent, isn't involved in any sort of labor movement and is barely privy to the trials and tribulations of my friends who are teachers (even one who used to work at a charter school), even I know that this movie is a big flashing neon sign of a message about how great charter schools are. Although it touches on how it's more complex than that through the character of the hot hippie teacher love interest Michael (Oscar Isaac), the characters who are in support of or belong to the teachers' union are generally vilified. It is perhaps worth mentioning that production company Walden Media was also involved in the documentary Waiting for Superman, which highlighted the struggles of a few families hoping to get their kids into charter schools. We can assume that whatever ''actual events'' this movie is based on didn't include a cute single mom with a can-do attitude and a teacher who suddenly finds her joie de vivre once again by osmosis.
Everything is as on the nose as the theme song by Tom Petty. This is to say nothing of the uninspired direction, which relies heavily on dark grays and blue tones at the beginning to denote how depressing and hopeless everything is, and eventually turns to rosier tones as things begin to come together. The music is equally overbearing. As if we didn't get it, ''Norma Rae'' is even invoked.
Won't Back Down wastes a very talented cast on a story that has no real arc, as any possible question the viewer might have about the story is answered by the very title. They won't back down. Maggie Gyllenhaal won't back down. Viola Davis won't back down. Oscar Isaac wants to back down but is way too smitten to stick to his pro-labor stance. Even Holly Hunter, an executive-type teachers' union person who waxes philosophical about how much unions meant to her family, eventually backs down. And Rosie Perez, as a fellow frustrated teacher? You guessed it. While it's clear that the filmmaking team behind Won't Back Down care a great deal about a crucial issue facing America today, dumbing down something so complex for mass consumption is not the way to fix anything. And it's certainly not a way to make a good movie.
Hollywood.com rated this film 2 stars.